69 Quotations by John Christian Bovee
- 21. Good men have the fewest fears. He has but one great fear who fears to do wrong; he has a thousand w ...
- 22. Half our fears are baseless, the other half discreditable.
- 23. Hope is the best part of our riches.
- 24. If one is not virtuous he becomes vicious.
- 25. Imitation belittles.
- 26. In ambition, as in love, the successful can afford to be indulgent toward their rivals. The prize ou ...
- 27. In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the ...
- 28. It is only an error in judgement to make a mistake, but it shows infirmity of character to adhere to ...
- 29. It is our relation to circumstances that determine their influence over us. The same wind that blows ...
- 30. It is the nature of thought to find its way into action.
- 31. It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss th ...
- 32. Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand.
- 33. Many children, many cares; no children, no felicity.
- 34. Mind unemployed is mind un-enjoyed.
- 35. Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.
- 36. Next to being witty yourself, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit.
- 37. No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as real ...
- 38. Our first and last love is... self-love.
- 39. Panic is a sudden desertion of us, and a going over to the enemy of our imagination.
- 40. Partial culture runs to the ornate, extreme culture to simplicity.
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